The Forest Rights Act 2006 overpowers the Forest Conservation Act 1927, which means that tribals tilling land till December 13, 2005 can own it.

Will implementation of the Forest Rights Act put conservation efforts of wildlife in protected forests on the backburner?

Resident Editor, The Times of India, Ahmedabad

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Saturday, February 16, 2008 8:33 AM

#re: Will implementation of the Forest Rights Act put conservation efforts of wildlife in protected forests on the backburner?

This is entirely politically motivated, and will destroy forest tribals and wildlife alike, while expanding the constituency for Maoists and local corruption in land acquisition. Just remember the experience in the North East and in West Malwa in the 50s.

#re: Will implementation of the Forest Rights Act put conservation efforts of wildlife in protected forests on the backburner?

gov hadnt tuk this matter seriously so we shud not expect any thing from gov because these forest rights would never implemented in a groung level till the time when the parliament hav 2 face the 0 degree calamity because of green house effect....

#re: Will implementation of the Forest Rights Act put conservation efforts of wildlife in protected forests on the backburner?

In an Animal Planet special named Tiger Zero, Indian naturalist Valmik Thapar has said that for several years, Project Tiger officials have inflated India's wild tiger numbers so as to save their jobs. Project Tiger itself is now being threatened by government activities like the newly passed Tribal Bill, which allows tribal population to reside inside designated tiger sanctuaries.
THough aimed at giving indegenous tribals some land rights, its implementation will further arouse man animal conflicts in which the animal and forests will be on the losing end. I agree with the views of madanjbp@gmail.com ;himraj_dang@vsnl.net and Sher Bahadur in this regard.
We must seriously consider what those involved in the conservation of National Parks say before rushing with this Act.

# Will implementation of the Forest Rights Act put conservation efforts of wildlife in protected forests on the backburner?

Just playing chidambaram. Catch the country from the throat unawares. Now where is the famous social workers and animal conservationists. Moreover, the tribes are already doing farming illegally in the forest land and have already captured the same. The local politicians also have a share in the same. Further, corporate world are also swallowing the forest land for development (Forest Land not Farm Land). The country is unaware of the same at all.

This is entirely politically motivated, and will destroy forest tribals and wildlife alike, while expanding the constituency for Maoists and local corruption in land acquisition. Just remember the experience in the North East and in West Malwa in the 50s.

#re: Will implementation of the Forest Rights Act put conservation efforts of wildlife in protected forests on the backburner?

dear Sir , the act if implemented will be the end of wild life cause it will not be the tribals who will gain from this act but the land mafia and the filthy politicians wiil use this act to their best advantage and the babu's will always be ready to back up their bogus claims. God bless the wild life of India.